Gel cycling gloves help absorb the bumps of the road, and a full terry back helps you wipe up the moisture. Synthetic leather palms are durable and machine washable for convenience. Full terry cloth backs are very absorbent--great for hot weather rides. Gel palm padding is soft and supportive, and absorbs shock. Double layer of of synthetic leather at critical spots protects from wear and tear of grip shifting, so gloves last longer. Double-stitched palms for durability.
Submitted by
Heidi
a Weekend Warrior
from CO Date Reviewed: August 2, 2009
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$35.00
Purchased At:
Catalog
Strengths:
The padding was great.
Weaknesses:
Poor quality, they fell apart after two weeks.
Bottom Line:
Great padding, but crappy gloves. I think they actually started falling apart after only two weeks worth of wear.
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Submitted by
Kent Gastrick
a Cross Country Rider
from St. Louis, MO, USA Date Reviewed: March 3, 2007
Favorite Trail:
KATY
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$25.00
Purchased At:
REI
Strengths:
Extremely comfortable and durable.
Weaknesses:
None
Similar Products Used:
Pearle Zumi gel lite gloves which were awful. Not like the gloves they used to make which had plenty of padding.
Bike Setup:
Merlin Cyrene
Bottom Line:
Great gloves. I bought an extra pair!
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Submitted by
Mark
a
from Mesquite TX USA Date Reviewed: August 10, 2006
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Strengths:
Comfortable, good fit
Weaknesses:
Worn out after less than 1 year
Similar Products Used:
Pearl Izumi gel lite
Bottom Line:
Do not spend your money on these gloves. Mine are discentigrating in the fingers and palms. Poor material, good workmanship. My PI gloves lasted over 5 years and I ride quite often, road and mountain.
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Submitted by
Rich Frachey
a Weekend Warrior
from Bolingbrook, IL 60490 Date Reviewed: August 5, 2005
Favorite Trail:
I&M Canel Trail
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$25.00
Purchased At:
The Wheel Thing
Strengths:
Nice padding in the palms.
Weaknesses:
Fell apart after 4 months of weekend use.
Bike Setup:
Mountain bike - mostly trail riding.
Bottom Line:
These gloves are garbage. After 4 months of just riding mostly on the weekend, the gloves fell apart and shreaded by the fingers. The previous gloves, which I used for 10+ years are in better shape than these. This was a very poor choice in choosing these gloves and such a waste of money. I now know what NOT to buy. It's good bad, because they had a lot of padding in the palms which I really liked.
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Submitted by
Peter None
a Weekend Warrior
from NYC Date Reviewed: July 25, 2003
Favorite Trail:
lots of these...
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Purchased At:
metro bicycles
Strengths:
they turn out to be pretty tough gloves actually,pretty good leather on he palms.they mold to the form of the hand,rather than tearing up or messing up your handles.
Weaknesses:
gell padding deforms rather quickly,therefore there is not any point of having it while riding,but they do provide a nice protection against those nasty spills when you land on the palms of your hands.also it took them awhile until they softened up.nothing else
Similar Products Used:
trek,specialized,nike,and some cheap ones too
Bike Setup:
Trek 4500,full XT upgrade,avud 185 mech disk on the front...
Bottom Line:
these gloves are good for all kind of riders,they are pretty tough,had a few good falls on them and they didn't even scratch.only thing is that they don't have the "pro" look,so many people ignore them.well they better look again...
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Submitted by
Gene
a Cross Country Rider
from Newport News, VA Date Reviewed: May 7, 2003
Favorite Trail:
Gatewood
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Purchased At:
30
Strengths:
Great palm padding. Anyone who feels numbness in their hands while or after riding needs these.
Weaknesses:
None so far. I like their products so much I also have their baggy shorts for summer and their non-baggies with gel padding to wear under fleece in the winter.
Similar Products Used:
cannondale, specialized
Bike Setup:
Cannondale
Bottom Line:
My hands appreciate them and my daughter loved the pair I got her, she reported no numbness after a 50 mile jaunt on the Colonial Parkway (Yorktown to Jamestown and return).
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Submitted by
top jimmy
a Weekend Warrior
from northeast Date Reviewed: May 5, 2003
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$29.00
Strengths:
Feels very confortable.
Weaknesses:
They wear out VERY quickly.
Bottom Line:
The gel cushion is excellent. No more numbness. THEY WEAR OUT VERY QUICKLY--Expect to purchase new gloves every 6 months.
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Submitted by
dan
a Weekend Warrior
from lakewood,ca Date Reviewed: December 8, 2002
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$29.00
Purchased At:
supergo
Strengths:
Fit and padding
Weaknesses:
None so far
Similar Products Used:
P I and Fox
Bike Setup:
cannondale silkpath 700 upgraded with XTR hubs and brakes with mavic rims and 700x23 armadillo tires.
Bottom Line:
Nice fit and tons of padding.
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Submitted by
frank
a Weekend Warrior
from atlanta, ga Date Reviewed: June 6, 2002
Favorite Trail:
yellow river
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Purchased At:
REI
Strengths:
Excellent padding!
Weaknesses:
None so far.
Similar Products Used:
Pearl Izumi
Bottom Line:
I don't remember exactly how much I paid for them, they seemed expensive at the time. But they are worth it. Very cushioned, no more numbness in hands, and still have good feel for the bike.
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